Medicine Advanced Clinical 14 weeks USMLE Step 120 weeks clerkshipspossibly one or both parts of USMLE Step 2January to June

YEAR 5

Law Curriculum 416 hours of electives15 weeks, August to December

Law Curriculum 516 hours of electives15 weeks, January to May

Bar Exam prep course and Bar Exam(take exam last Monday-Wednesday of July)end of May to end of July

YEAR 6

Final Medicine Advanced Clinical Year32 weeks of remaining clinical clerkships/20 if using all 12 hours of credit exchange from the MPHJuly to Maypossibly one or both parts of USMLE Step 2MD and JD degrees conferred mid-May

Begin medical residency trainingJuly 1

Tuition Requirements

MD/JD students will be assessed the MD tuition rate for all semesters, excluding semesters with the majority of coursework in the College of Law. During those semesters, MD/JD students will be assessed the JD rate for tuition. Students must also pay a minimum of 8 full time semesters of MD tuition.

Graduation Requirements

College of Law – 72 hours plus 12 hours awarded for MD work = 84 semester hours required for the JDContact the College of Law at 319-335-9095, law-joint-degree@uiowa.edu